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Psychodynamic psychotherapy
Form of psychoanalysis and/or depth psychology
Medical intervention
Psychodynamic psychotherapy (or psychodynamic therapy) and psychoanalytic psychotherapy (or psychoanalytic therapy) are two categories of psychological therapies.[1][2][3][4] Their main purpose is revealing the unconscious content of a client's psyche in an effort to alleviate psychic tension, which is inner conflict within the mind that was created in a situation of extreme stress or emotional hardship, often in the state of distress.[5] The terms "psychoanalytic psychotherapy" and "psychodynamic psychotherapy" are often used interchangeably, but a distinction can be made in practice: though psychodynamic psychotherapy largely relies on psychoanalytical theory, it employs substantially shorter treatment periods than traditional psychoanalytical therapies.[6] Psychodynamic psychotherapy is evidence-based; the effecti
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Khantzian, E.J. Reflections on treating addictive disorders: a psychodynamic perspective. American Journal on Addictions. May-June 2012;21:274–279.
Driessen, E., Van, H.L., Don, F.J., et al. The efficacy of cognitive-behavioral therapy and psychodynamic therapy in the outpatient treatment of major depression: a randomized clinical trial. American Journal of Psychiatry. September 2013;170(9):1041–1050.
Leichsenring, F., Salzer, S., Beutel, M.E., et al. Long-term outcome of psychodynamic therapy and cognitive-behavioral therapy in social anxiety disorder. American Journal of Psychiatry. October 2014;171(10):1074–1082.
Stefini, A., Salzer, S., Reich, G., et al. Cognitive-behavioral and psychodynamic therapy in female adolescents with bulimia nervosa: A randomized controlled trial. Published online February 10, 2017.
Knekt, P., Lindfors, O., Harkanen, T., Valikoski, M. Randomized trial on the effectiveness of long- and short-term
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Psychodynamics
Approach to psychology
Psychodynamics, also known as psychodynamic psychology, in its broadest sense, is an approach to psychology that emphasizes systematic study of the psychological forces underlying human behavior, feelings, and emotions and how they might relate to early experience. It is especially interested in the dynamic relations between consciousmotivation and unconscious motivation.[1]
The term psychodynamics is sometimes used to refer specifically to the psychoanalytical approach developed by Sigmund Freud (1856–1939) and his followers. Freud was inspired by the theory of thermodynamics and used the term psychodynamics to describe the processes of the mind as flows of psychological energy (libido or psi) in an organically complex brain.[2] However, modern usage differentiates psychoanalytic practice as referring specifically to the earliest forms of psychotherapy, practiced by Freud and his immediate followers, and psychodyn